Scattered showers for today again

Keep that umbrella handy because showers are forecast throughout the day Wednesday, but it won't last long.

Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico is bringing rain, which is helping to keep temperatures cooler, with a high of 85 degrees and a low of 74 degrees expected, according to the National Weather Service.

Steady rains Tuesday dropped .10 of an inch of rain for a total of 22.53 inches of rain so far this year. That compares to 26.49 inches received at this time last year, according to the weather service.

Forecaster Aaron Treadway said to expect a 50 to 60 percent chance of rain Wednesday. Showers already have been falling in Wilson and Atascosa counties Wednesday morning, he said.

Treadway warned there will be rain on and off throughout the rest of Wednesday.

As the Gulf air travels west, showers are expected to continue making their way westward to San Antonio and hit around 8:30 a.m., he said.

The showers, though, won't last long though, he said.

“Things this evening will start to taper off. We'll get back to the hot and dry pattern Friday,” he said.

A high-pressure ridge is expected to move back to the area late Thursday and early Friday, Treadway said.

“That's what's going to dry us out.”

He said chances of rain go down to 30 percent Thursday, Treadway said, and no rain chances are showing Friday through the weekend.

High temperatures are expected to be in the mid-90s for the weekend, according to the National Weather Service, and lows will be in the mid-70s.